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The architecture of the city Architettura della città. English

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Oppositions booksPublication details: 1982 The MIT Press CambridgeDescription: 201 p., 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780262680431
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 711.4 ROS
Summary: Aldo Rossi, a practicing architect and leader of the Italian architectural movement La Tendenza, is also one of the most influential theorists writing today. The Architecture of the City is his major work of architectural and urban theory. In part a protest against functionalism and the Modern Movement, in part an attempt to restore the craft of architecture to its position as the only valid object of architectural study, and in part an analysis of the rules and forms of the city's construction, the book has become immensely popular among architects and design students.
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<p>Translation of: L&#39;architettura della città. &quot;Published for the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago, Illinois, and the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, New York, New York.&quot; Errata slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references and index.</p>

Aldo Rossi, a practicing architect and leader of the Italian architectural movement La Tendenza, is also one of the most influential theorists writing today. The Architecture of the City is his major work of architectural and urban theory. In part a protest against functionalism and the Modern Movement, in part an attempt to restore the craft of architecture to its position as the only valid object of architectural study, and in part an analysis of the rules and forms of the city's construction, the book has become immensely popular among architects and design students.

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